New threats have managed to bypass the security measures of the Google plus Play Store.
Cybersecurity Experts from SekneurX found a new batch of these Android applications present on Google plus Play with software malicioso inside. In most cases they are Trojans are known by researchers, y también.g autism, Harley or the already famous ones mocking. Overall, they accumulate some of the thousands of installationsand recommended for users who have such aplicaciones installed get rid of them as soon as possible.
2022 is not a good year for Android when it comes to these types of threats. We’ve talked about it over the months the multitude of malicious applications have been or have been successfully distributed through the Google plus Play Store thanks to various methods of bypassing security systems end up infecting the victim’s devices through deceptive techniques that trick them into installing aplicaciones from sources outside of the Google plus Aplicación Store.
So this is just one a little more example of the many dangerous features is out there, and another example of it why it’s important to only install aplicaciones from trusted developers and with some reputation.
17 software malicioso-infected aplicaciones were distributed through Google plus Play
Since December 1st last year, SecneurX experts have discovered 17 different aplicaciones infected with Trojans autism, Harley Y mocking. Their methods of attack are different, including service subscription plus which incurs costs to the usuario without reaching them, or the Theft of sensitive information saved on the device.
The list of aplicaciones along with the number of downloads for each is available below:
- live wallpaper – +1000 downloads
- Excellent news – +1000 downloads
- Free mensaje de texto themes +5000 downloads
- A fácil sketch – + 5000 downloads
- Wallpaper superhero hd – +1000 downloads
- Personal sticker maker – +1000 downloads
- Fácil color painting – + 5000 downloads
- Echo Launcher – Live Wallpaper – +10000 downloads
- Transparent live wallpaper – +1000 downloads
- FastTextScanner – + 100 downloads
- Colored paint item no – + 100 downloads
- live wallpaper – +1000 downloads
- Super live wallpapers – +10000 downloads
- Good luck Live Wallpaper & Theme – +1000 downloads
- Happy mensaje de texto – +10000 downloads
- Language – + 5000 downloads
- camera lens – +10000 downloads
Currently all aplicaciones on the list have been added Removed from the Aplicación Store by Google plusbut during his presence they were completely freed from him 67500 installations vía the Aplicación Store.
The actors behind these threats often leverage networks of robot The goal is to greatly increase the number of installations of this type of aplicación, place it in the top positions of searches and success lists, so Many of the installations are “fake”. In any case, it is very likely that there are real users who have these aplicaciones installed on their devices.
That is why it is recommended to check if we still have one of them installed on our mobile and if this is the case, remove it as soon as possible.